Quotation marks/ Speech Marks
'...' ; "..." These are called quotation marks and are also sometimes referred to as speech marks. These marks are used to indicate dialogue and in some cases they are used in news headlines.
Double quotation marks
"..." These are the double quotation marks and are most commonly used to indicate dialogue and someone's direct words.
Here is an example:
The teacher exclaimed, "Please be quiet!"
"How is the weather in Japan these days?" Mark asked Tom.
Single quotation marks
'...' These are single quotation marks/speech marks.
These marks can be used in news headlines and also to indicate a quote within a quote. In simple words, a quote within a quote is when someone is talking and quoting a word or phrase in their speech.
Here are examples of quotation marks in a news headline:
In the Words of The Beatles, 'Let it Be'
'Free education for all' Promises President.
As you can see, if a headline contains a quote or song/story title it would have single quotation marks.
Here is an example of a quote within a quote:
"Why did you call that man 'rude' in the supermarket?"
As you can see, the person used a different person's direct words in their speech and thus it was placed in single quotation marks.
Those two symbols are called, "quotation marks," ( k woh tay shun m are k s ), and they are most commonly used when using/saying a quote that someone else said within our writing.
Quotation marks, also known as "quote marks", or "speaking marks", and consists of an opening and closing quotation mark which can be two quote symbols facing the opposite directions or sometimes on certain phones/computers my show up looking like the same symbol facing the same direction.
We use quotation marks with direct quotes. Saying exactly what a person has said.
She said, "Make sure to wear a coat, it's cold outside.''
It can also be used when quoting something you have read or heard.
Other names for these, though in my opinion not as commonly used are,: Speech marks and quote marks.
こんにちは。質問ありがとうございます。
「クオーテーション・マーク(”)」はもともと英語なので、そのままquotation markと言います。
quotationは、誰かの言葉を借りたり、誰かが言ったことを示す「引用」という意味です。
Quotation mark (””)は、日本語でのカッコ「」と同じ使い方をします。
例
彼は「つまらない」って言ってた。
He said it was “boring.”
またの質問をお待ちしています。
In English we use either single '...' or double "...." quotation marks.
Double quotation marks "..."- commonly referred to as speech marks are used to denote direct speech:
"Are you enjoying leaning English?" the teacher asked.
We use quotation marks when we are referring to something that someone said. Here is an example: Mr Smith said: "make sure all of your homework is handed in by next Thursday". It is personal preference if you want to use single quotation marks or double quotation marks: (' ' " ").
What are these " " called?
They are called quotation marks.
Oh, so you use them when you quote someone?
Yeah, like, "so you use them when you quote someone?" Like that.
Don't quote me again, please.
Okay, sorry.
I hope that helps.
Have a great day.
Will